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CleanMyMac 1.7.1 Fixes Issues with Parallels and VMware Fusion

MacPaw, the maker of one of the best cleaning utilities out there, has updated its flagship product to version 1.7.1, fixing most of the user-reported bugs and errors, as well as some issues with popular virtualization programs. The new CleanMyMac also improves performance by reorganizing some code, according to its ...

20 November 2009
10:41 GMT

Apple Updates Server Admin Tools to Version 10.6.2

This week, Apple posted new updates on the Downloads section of its website, including a Server Admin Tools 10.6.2 one, an update recommended for the remote administration of Snow Leopard Server. Server Admin Tools contains remote administration tools, documentation, and utilities that you can install on a computer o...

20 November 2009
03:04 GMT

Maingear's SHIFT Now Runs the Radeon HD 5970

Maingear's SHIFT 'personal supercomputer,' as it called it, was introduced earlier this month and was built as a customizable configuration with one sole purpose: to combine the top performance offered by the latest technological releases at the moment. Naturally, the system wouldn't live up to it...

18 November 2009
04:51 GMT

CleanMyMac 1.7 Now Looks for Application Leftovers

MacPaw has released a new version of its all-in-one cleaning utility for Mac OS X, CleanMyMac. Version 1.7 adds the ability to automatically scan for application leftovers whenever the user moves an app to the Trash. CleanMyMac 1.7 also adds an iPhone/iPod photo sync cache cleanup. Read on for the full scoop on the n...

13 November 2009
06:34 GMT

OnyX 2.1.1 for Mac OS X Brings UI Changes - Download Here

OnyX, a general-purpose utility that enables users to optimize how OS X works, as well as to manage some of the processes behind most applications, has received a new maintenance update following its 2.1 Final release earlier this month. New in this version is a divided User and System Dialog Report, according to Ti...

12 November 2009
09:11 GMT

Download New Cocktail 4.6.1 for Mac OS X

Cocktail is a general-purpose utility developed by Maintain, which has actually carried out some maintenance on the program lately. According to the release notes posted over at the company’s website, the new version addresses an issue where Cocktail unexpectedly quit while clearing Mac OS X 10.6.2 system cache...

11 November 2009
06:48 GMT

Download Cocktail 4.6 for Mac OS X

Apple’s Downloads section is featuring Cocktail 4.6, the latest version of Maintain’s general-purpose utility for Mac OS X. According to the release notes posted by the Mac maker, the new version adds the ability to clear data detectors and QuickLook caches, as well as several new QuickTime X and Apple Ma...

6 November 2009
03:47 GMT

Download OnyX 2.1 Final (Snow Leopard)

Titanium Software has released the final version of OnyX 2.1, following five beta releases. OnyX is a general-purpose utility that enables users to optimize how OS X works, as well as to manage some of the processes behind most applications. OnyX can manipulate everything from the Finder, Dock, Dashboard, Expose, and...

3 November 2009
06:24 GMT

Mac Freeware Pick - atMonitor

Developed by atPurpose Technologies, which makes both Mac and iPhone apps, atMonitor is your typical monitoring tool that can track resources, including CPU, RAM, GPU, VRAM, FPS and Disk I/O throughput. Although it is a very easy-to-use tool, atMonitor is quite advanced, and offers a huge array of options. Not only ...

2 November 2009
09:05 GMT

Download Dock Spaces with Mac OS X 10.6 Support

Dock Spaces is a small Mac app that allows you to have up to ten different docks and swap anytime you want from the menu bar. By providing options to select whether or not icons bounce in one Dock, or by setting another to automatically hide itself while the rest are in Tiger-style 2D, with different alignment and po...

30 October 2009
11:48 GMT

OnyX 2.1 Beta 5 Installs via Drag & Drop

OnyX is a general-purpose utility that enables you not only to optimize how Mac OS X works, but also to manage some of the processes behind most applications. OnyX can manipulate everything from the Finder, Dock, Dashboard, Expose, and Safari to the Login window, and the hidden settings of some of Apple's own ap...

26 October 2009
06:53 GMT

Download Cocktail 4.5.2 for Mac OS X

Apple’s Downloads section is featuring Cocktail 4.5.2, a new version of Maintain’s general-purpose utility for Mac OS X. Described as “a smooth and powerful digital toolset with a variety of practical features that simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions and helps hundreds of thousands of Mac ...

14 October 2009
04:38 GMT

Onyx for Snow Leopard Now at Version 2.1b4

OnyX is a general-purpose utility that enables you not only to optimize how the OS X works, but also to manage some of the processes behind most applications. OnyX can manipulate everything from the Finder, Dock, Dashboard, Expose, and Safari to the Login window, and the hidden settings of some of Apple's own ap...

12 October 2009
05:47 GMT

Download CleanMyMac 1.6.1 with Advanced Bug Reporter

CleanMyMac has added an advanced bug reporter to detect and fix possible errors in the future, according to MacPaw, the developer of the all-in-one cleaning utility for Mac OS X. CleanMyMac 1.6.1 is a free update for all existing users and a recommended one at that. Speaking about the addition of a new bug reporter,...

5 October 2009
10:08 GMT

Download Growl 1.2 Beta 4

The development team behind the powerful Growl notification system for Mac OS X has announced an update delivering fixes and improvements. The developers also confirm ongoing work on Growl 1.2 for 10.6 Snow Leopard. Growl is best known for its ability to display notifications (although it can also be used in other w...

22 September 2009
10:58 GMT

Keep Your Mac in the Best Shape

Everything needs love an attention, even your computer. If you do not run some maintenance tasks on a weekly basis, you can experience slowdowns or even crashes. But why even do that, when there are a lot of options dealing with these dangers before they appear. iTool is such a program that tries to take care of any ...

21 September 2009
12:11 GMT

OnyX 2.1 Beta 1 Improves Snow Leopard Support

Titanium Software has released a new version of its general-purpose utility for Mac OS X, OnyX. The program, freely available for download on Softpedia, addresses compatibility with Snow Leopard. The general-purpose utility known as OnyX enables you not only to optimize the way OS X works, but also to manage some of...

21 September 2009
10:03 GMT

Download Cocktail 4.5.1 for Mac OS X

Maintain has updated Cocktail, the company’s flagship product for Macintosh users. Version 4.5.1 of the software addresses an issue in which Cocktail may not launch on 32-bit-only Macs, as well as other problems, while adding overall improvements to the software. Besides the issue with 32-bit Macs, Cocktail 4....

16 September 2009
06:09 GMT

Download ClamXav 2.0.2 - Mac OS X Antivirus

ClamXav, the free virus checker for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 2.0.2 beta and is available for download today. ClamXav uses the ClamAV open source antivirus engine as a backend and is able to successfully check for viruses. According to the release notes for ClamXav 2.0.2 beta, developer Mark Allan added ...

14 September 2009
09:31 GMT

Download Cocktail 4.5 Snow Leopard Edition

Cocktail 4.5 is a new edition of Cocktail for users running Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Besides adding Mac OS X 10.6 compatibility, Cocktail 4.5 also includes 64-bit support and major speed improvements to Pilot. The new version of the software also contains an overhauled Sparkle update framework, updated Automator...

11 September 2009
08:37 GMT

Download Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner 5.0.1 - Improved Performance

Northern Softworks, a company responsible for a flurry of Mac applications (and a couple of iPhone apps), has released an updated version of its cleaning utility for Mac, Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner. Although advertised as being aimed at Snow Leopard, the program is supported even on Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther). Licensed ...

9 September 2009
06:40 GMT

CleanMyMac 1.5.5 Improves Binary Slimming, OS X 10.6 Support

MacPaw, the creator of two very useful Mac apps, has released an update to its flagship OS X product, CleanMyMac. Now at Version 1.5.5, CleanMyMac features support for the new Snow Leopard package management system. In simpler words, Application uninstallation is more accurate in Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Read o...

8 September 2009
09:34 GMT

Download iStat Menus 2.0 for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

iStat Menus, one of the most useful freeware Mac apps out there, finally has Snow Leopard support. Version 2.0 of the piece of software not only lets you monitor your system right from the menubar, but also adds tons of options and enhancements. Each menu comes with many different display modes, while each features c...

3 September 2009
10:11 GMT

Download ProteMac Meter 3.0 for Mac OS X

ProteMac Meter, the network activity-monitor and traffic-logger utility for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 3.0, adding local connection preferences and bug fixes. ProteMac Meter can offer information such as what was transmitted and where, for a more accurate view of the Internet experience. According to deve...

3 September 2009
05:04 GMT

MenuMeters Now Compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 - Free Download

Developed by Raging Menace, MenuMeters is a general-purpose, monitoring utility that allows users to see usually hidden details about the activity of their system's CPU, disk drives, network and memory. The MenuMeters monitors are SystemUIServer plug-ins (also known as Menu Extras), therefore can be reordered u...

2 September 2009
08:47 GMT

Download Cocktail 4.4.1 for Mac OS X 10.5.8

Maintain has released a new version of its general purpose Mac utility, Cocktail. Using Cocktail, Mac owners can optimize their computing resources, while the software simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions, and gives them access to hidden Mac OS X settings. According to the release notes for Cocktail 4.4.1, ...

12 August 2009
07:03 GMT

Download New Cocktail 4.4

Maintain has updated its flagship OS X app, Cocktail, adding abilities like reset home directory permissions and ACLs, set the Time Machine’s backup interval and other settings, support for Safari 4, and more. The update is free to registered users, while a single user license costs $14.95 to buy. The changelo...

1 July 2009
10:18 GMT

Download OnyX 2.0.4 – Display Only Running Applications in the Dock

Titanium Software has released an update to OnyX, the general-purpose application utility for Mac OS X. The new version adds fresh features, as well as bug fixes and is a recommended update for all existing users. OnyX is free to download and install on any Mac running at least OS X version 10.2.According to the rele...

12 March 2009
07:34 GMT

US Ethicists Propose Health Care Rationing

A medical ethicist from the Michigan State University says that the current path on which the American health care system is going is completely unsustainable, as evidenced by the fact that costs have soared to more than $2.5 trillion, and yet 48 million citizens remain uninsured. He states that such disparities do n...

11 March 2009
07:13 GMT

Cocktail 4.3 Leopard Edition Removes Trojans

The savvy folks at Maintain have updated Cocktail, the general purpose utility application for Mac OS X, adding the ability to clear harmful files off the system (including some trojans) and more. The new version also lets you clear out the CrashReporter and HungReporter logs, fixing a few QuickTime compatibility iss...

10 February 2009
05:32 GMT

OnyX 2.0.1 Adds Support for 'New Web Browsers'

Titanium Software has updated its free multi-function utility that helps Mac users maintain an optimum operating efficiency of their systems. With the release of OnyX 2.0.1, the developer has included three changes. Titanium Software hopes to have improved deleting the Cache, while new web browsers are now recognized...

29 December 2008
08:55 GMT

Second Ever Predicted Planet Found

Two years ago, Alice Quillen, an astronomer at the University of Rochester, estimated that a planet of a specific size is revolving in a precise orbit in the dust disk surrounding the Formalhaut star. A month ago, the Hubble Space Telescope took a very accurate image of the region, indicating that such a planet exist...

12 December 2008
08:07 GMT

ASUS to Further Expand Eee Top Lineup

Back when ASUS first mentioned its Atom-powered all-in-on PC, the Eee Monitor, now known as the Eee Top, people speculated on the fact that this product was the company’s way of competing with the Cupertino, California-based Apple in the market for all-in-one PCs. However, due the system's low power and lo...

21 November 2008
10:45 GMT

ASUS Launches Eee Top in Taiwan

It was just yesterday that Taiwanese netbook manufacturer MSI announced its first all-in-one desktop computer system, coming to provide users with the computing power of an Intel Atom processor, featured on almost every small-sized, low-power netbook system on the market. The company's new PC is seen as a direc...

20 November 2008
08:54 GMT

Core i7-Powered Systems Could Revitalize the Desktop Market

With the official launch of Intel's next-generation, Nehalem-based Core i7 consumer processor being so close that you can almost feel it breathing down our neck, so to speak, one can’t but wonder how fast the new desktop computer systems are going to become, especially since notebooks sales have been...

3 November 2008
07:40 GMT

Rahul Sood Speaks Some More of New Product

At one point earlier this year, HP and its Voodoo PC brand were said to be working on yet another innovative computer system that would probably end up joining Voodoo's Omen desktop and Envy portable PC. Most of the rumors were rooted in a blog post from Rahul Sood, Voodoo PC founder and HP's current ...

29 October 2008
10:15 GMT

Dell Marks Positive Q3 Market Growth in Asia-Pacific

For quite a while now, Dell has been trying to get back some of the market share it lost to its competitor HP, which would allow the Round Rock, Texas-based PC vendor to reclaim the number one spot in the PC market. This is why Dell is missing no opportunity of publicly stating the success it records with the various...

22 October 2008
09:17 GMT

Australian Couple to Compete with Major System Vendors

According to recent reports a couple from Australia is planning to release a small, low-power, low-cost computer system that will compete with other similar devices in the yet-to-emerge market of cloud PCs. Indirectly, the couple will actually go up against major computer system vendors such as HP, Dell or Acer, whic...

17 October 2008
08:52 GMT

Averatec Intros Atom-Powered 18-Inch All-in-One PC

It appears that the ASUS Eee Top, the all-in-one desktop PC formerly known as the Eee Monitor, will not be the only Atom-powered all-in-one PC on the market. Averatec, the company that has already showed its all-in-one desktop PC earlier this year, announced yesterday the availability of yet another such system. How...

14 October 2008
03:33 GMT

Buy One Eee Box, Get a Free Virus Infection

It seems that buying an Eee Box system, ASUS' desktop version of the highly successful Eee PC netbook, is like playing the Russian roulette. This is because there's a high probability that your own Eee Box system could ship with a virus or a malware, as a bonus from the Taiwanese manufacturer. The news come...

8 October 2008
09:58 GMT

Acer Brings Predator to the States

Earlier this year, Acer, one of the leading makers of computer systems, introduced its cool-looking desktop gaming rig, also known as the “Predator.” With all that, it took the company this long, until now, to finally bring its high-performance “Predator” to the good Ol' US of A. In addit...

2 October 2008
11:20 GMT

New Deal Brings 'Iron Man' on a Dell PC Near You

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell has decided it was about time it brought something new to its offering of desktop and portable computer systems – consequently, a recently made announcement says that the company will allow customers to customize their Dell systems with an exclusive pre-installed movie bundle, and e...

1 October 2008
04:42 GMT

Dell Expands Studio Lineup with New Studio Slim and Studio Desktop

It seems that Dell has finally decided to roll out a couple of new systems to go with its small-sized and low-power Studio Hybrid desktop system. However, unlike the Hybrid, the newly released products come with a more conventional design, which aims to appeal to all those users that require a solid-built desktop com...

24 September 2008
09:16 GMT

Cocktail 4.1.4 is Faster, More Reliable

Maintain has updated its general purpose utility for Mac OS X to version 4.1.4. According to the developers, Cocktail 4.1.4 delivers many “under-the-hood optimizations for faster and more reliable performance, major improvements in Adobe font cache clearance and updated Automator actions,” and some other ...

11 September 2008
14:51 GMT

Fujitsu Siemens May Leave the PC Market Soon

It looks like the PC market can sometimes be too hard to handle, especially when you have to compete with big names such as HP, Dell or Acer. Such could also be the case with Fujitsu Siemens Computers that, according to a recent Reuters piece, may soon become history and cease to exist.The news hasn't been yet c...

16 July 2008
09:38 GMT

ASUS Launches the Smallest Mini PC with Full HD Support

Although there's no official word yet on the desktop version of the Eee PC, ASUS has decided to release one product that is meant to be the world's smallest mini PC with full HD support. Dubbed ASUS Mini PC Nova Lite PX24, the small sized system comes to offer users an alternative to a powerful home enterta...

3 June 2008
11:02 GMT

Four GPU Supercomputer Used for Tomography

Have any of you gamers out there thought that a high-performance gaming desktop system can be used for something more significant than just gaming? Well if you haven't, somebody did, namely a research group called ASTRA which is part of the Vision Lab at the University of Antwerp. The members of the group have a...

30 May 2008
03:29 GMT

Fujitsu-Siemens Launches Black and White Amilo 3000

One of the biggest computer system manufacturers, Fujitsu Siemens, has just unveiled its new Amilo 3000 range of laptops. The company has built this new product using a straightforward black and white design which, although simple, promises to bring a lot of innovative features.The company's new Amilo 3000 produ...

29 May 2008
11:56 GMT

Alienware Goes 4 GHz

If you recently happened to visit Alienware's website, you might have noticed the American vendor's recent offer. However, if you haven't done this yet, here's a little insight into what they are now offering to extreme users. Their high-end desktop computer system, Area-51 ALX has just received a...

23 May 2008
05:16 GMT

Watch Out for PREDATOR!

If you are a gamer and you also enjoy viewing the Transformers series, then Acer, one of the leading vendors in the worldwide PC market, has something for you right now. It's called Aspire PREDATOR and it is one mean-looking desktop PC. Designed mainly as a high-performance gaming rig, this system brings out all...

21 May 2008
04:53 GMT


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